Dog leash



Nov. 19, 1940. GOTTLIEB 2,222,409

DOG LEASH Filed Nov. 15, 1939 INVENTOR. fla V10! 15. liafil'tl eb,

Patenie Nov. 19, 1940' 2,222,409

STATES PATENT OFFICE DOG LEASH David E. Gottlieb, New York, N. Y. Application November 13, 1939, Serial No. 304,083 2 Claims. (01. 242-98) The invention herein disclosed relates to dog portions [1, rotatably engaged on the stud. Be-

leashes. tween the side plates is shown a spiral spring l8,

Special objects of the invention are to proanchored to the stud at its inner end at l9, Fig.

vide an animal leash, which will automatically 1, and connected at its outer end. at 20, to the pay out or take in according to the movements peripheral portion of the reel. 5

of the animal, which will be in a form that The leash strap is shown in the form of a flat can be conveniently carried in the hand, which tape. This is a desirable construction because will enable desirable guiding and control efof the fact that a relatively long length will wind fects to be exercised over the animal and which in small space. Other forms however may be will be entirely practical and inexpensive in used. Similarly, while the strap is shown 10 construction. equipped with a snap hook 2|, it will be appre- The foregoing and other desirable objects are ciated that other means may be provided for attained by novel features of construction, comenabling quick connection of the leash to the binations and relations of parts all as hereincollar of the animal.

5 after described, illustrated in the accompanying The guide nozzle 9, is shown projected or drawing and broadly covered in the claims. spaced an appreciable distance from the center The drawing illustrates one of the practical of the reel, thus to enable said guide being used embodiments of the invention. The structure as a means for directing and restraining an anihowever may be modified and changed as regards mal on the leash,

this illustration, all within the true intent of Further restraint is provided for, in the illus- 20 the invention, as will be clear from t e s ope o tration, by means of a brake 22, pivoted in the the claims. casing at 23, and positioned to engage a brake 1 18 a broken D t nal View as 0 flange .24, on the rim of the reel, which for fricsllbstentifllly the plane of line l-l of F gtional purposes mayberoughened as indicated in show the ea S p wound on the Spring Fig. 4, said brake having an external thumb lever 25 drum within the hand casing. 25, by which the same may be readily actuated Fig. 2 is a broken longitudinal sectional view to any desired extent by the thumb of the hand as on substantially the plane of the vertical in whi h th d i is gripped,

center line' of Fig. 1. By applying the brake, the animal may be re- Fig. 3 15 a broken side elevation of the device. strained or stopped, By holding pressure on the 30 Fig. 4 is a broken cross-sectional detail on ak l v r, the leash may be maintained at any s bst n ly the p e of e 0f desired length. With the brake off, the leash K F 5 is a b o e pe pe tive s w how strap is free to wind in and out with movements the device is carried in the hand and operated of t anime one way or th to exercise the desired control: To prevent undue strain on the spring or the 35 As shown in Fig. 5, the device consists in the strap passibly pumng away from i i t of tmam of a sfmau flat casmg of a size and shape tachment at 26, to the reel, there: is provided in to be Teadfly. grasped in the t? of g the illustration, a stop 21, on the strap near its and from whlch the leash strap Issues mug inner end which is of too large a size to pass out a guide nozzle 9. A loop H3, is shown connected 49 with the top or opposite end of the case which {through gmde Opemng m provldes may be engaged about the wrist and which may hunt to whmh the Strap can be wlthdmwnfmm take most of the pull and serve also as a means the casefor preventing t device from being jerked out The finger actuated brake provides a conof the hand. venient means for controlling the strap and since, 45

Within the casing is journalled a spring wound in t 'f rm sh w this rake nga es the flan drum or reel H, for the strap. of the reel, such control is exercised without 00- v The details of construction may vary but in Cesieiling any W a on t e S Figs. 1 and 2, the casing is shown as made up The hand casing may be made of metaLplas- 50 of telescopically engaging back and front sectic, leather'or other materials, and may be iin- 50 tions I2, 13, held together by a stud It, secured ished in various decorative ways. In one method non-rotatably to the back section and receiving a of manufacture, the casing is made up in light nut iii, at the opposite end clamping the front sheet metal --and provided with leather or fabric cover section in place. The reel is shown as covers to suit or to match different dress ensemmade up of spaced side plates is, having hub bles.

through said guide in the end of said hand cas ing, means on the end of said strap external of said casing for connection with a dog collar and a stop fixed onsaid strap inside the casing and engageable with said strap guide for limiting the extent of movement of said leash strap through said guide. 4 1

2. A dog leash, comprising a. hand casing of a size and shape to be held in the palm of the hand, a loop of flexible material connected with one end of said hand casing and of an extent to be freely engageable about the wrist of the hand in which the casing is held and the flexibility of said loop being sufiicient to permit free movement of the hand while the casing is suspended from the wrist by said loop, said hand casing having a guide opening at the opposite end, a spring wound reel journalled in said casing, a leash strap connected with said reel and issuing through said guide opening, said leash strap having means at the said casing for detachable connection with a dog collar and means for controlling said spring reel operable controller on the and including a finger outside of said casing in position for operation by a finger of the hand when said casing is held end of the same outsidepositioned by said wrist loop in the palm of the 6 hand.

' DAVID E. GOT'I'LIEB. 

